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Psalms 13:2

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

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ASV

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

KJV

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
אָ֨נָה'A.nahwhen?H575 →
אָשִׁ֪ית'a.Shitwill I setH7896 →
עֵצ֡וֹתe.Tzotcounsel<s>H6098 →
בְּנַפְשִׁ֗יbe.naf.Shiin soul myH5315 →
יָג֣וֹןya.GonsorrowH3015 →
בִּלְבָבִ֣יbil.va.Viin heart myH3824 →
יוֹמָ֑םyo.Mamby dayH3119 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
אָ֓נָה׀'A.nahwhen?H575 →
יָר֖וּםya.Rumwill he be exaltedH7311 →
אֹיְבִ֣י'o.ye.Vienemy myH341 →
עָלָֽי׃'a.Laiover meH5921 →

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Micah 7:8–10Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.Jeremiah 15:18Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.Lamentations 1:5Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.Proverbs 15:13A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.Psalms 143:3–4For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.Psalms 31:10For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.Job 23:8–10If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.Ecclesiastes 5:17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.Psalms 123:3–4Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.Psalms 142:4–7Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.Psalms 44:14–16You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.Philippians 2:27He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.Matthew 26:38Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.John 16:6Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.Lamentations 1:9Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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